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Posts tagged with 'theproperonethatis' at MetaFilter.Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:34:08 -0800Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:34:08 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Shake hands with the doorknob before a cup finalhttp://www.metafilter.com/131199/Shake%2Dhands%2Dwith%2Dthe%2Ddoorknob%2Dbefore%2Da%2Dcup%2Dfinal
It has been during his time in charge of Blyth that Jameson has displayed the kind of obsessive-bordering-on-mentally-unstable behaviour that separates a casual Football Manager player from a genuine addict. "The worst it got was probably when I reacted to getting a touchline ban by playing the game from outside my room," he says. "I hit start, left the room, came in again at half-time, hit start and left again. It was a Champions League tie against Espanyol. We lost 1-0." -- <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/21/football-manager-craze-lionel-messi">Some blokes get a wee bit obsessive playing Football Manager</a>, <cite>The Grauniad</cite> reports. Football Manager has been around since 1992 (first as Championship Manager) and is well known enough in the UK for comedian Tony Jameson to have <a href="http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/blog/2013/08/13/comedy-review-tony-jameson-football-manager-ruined-my-life/">devoted an entire one man comedy show to</a>. This isn't that surprising, because as the comments section makes clear, amongst Football Manager fans there's a burning desire to tell stories about their campaigns, wins and especially losses, so much so that there are <a href="http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/football-manager-2013-manager-stories/">entire websites devoted to these</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.131199Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:34:08 -0800MartinWisse